Review Comments: Sky, arigatou! Don't worry! My chapters will now be filled
with romance, action, and adventure. The first two chapters sort of had to
be everyday life just to set the mood. But you'll like this chapter and my
next one. I'm sure of it. Gi-chan. arigatou! Keito-chan no baka!! I can't
believe I did that! I guess I didn't notice the either by that! GOMEN!! You
never finished reading my third chapter in school so I guess you end up
reading it now! ~*smile*~ HEH! You better get me a Kenshin plushie Dai-
chan! I want one very badly! Haha! I'm glad that you like my chapters!
Since you ended up reading my 3rd and 4th chapter in school you already
know what's going to happen so.shhhhhh! ~*giggle*~ Arigatou! George-kun!! I
love the name! It's the best! Where did you get it? I figured that you
would use Zelda!?! Oh well! Anyways, arigatou and I know that you too will
love my next chapters!!!
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own Kenshin and his friends. ~*sob*~ At least not yet! ~*smiles evilly*~ Look at my author's note at the end of the chapter to see.
NOTE: Yeah. I'm a baka! In my last chapter I wrote daisuki dayo desu. But that's not right! Heh. It's either daisuki dayo or daisuki desu. Arigatou Gi-chan for telling me that! ~*bows*~
Chapter 3- Fake Smiles and Hurt Hearts
"Sano!" Yahiko cried and he ran across the yard to meet the tall man who just stepped into the dojo's yard.
"Hi Sanosuke!" said Kaoru.
"Hey, Jo-chan! Yahiko-chan, you look tired! Jo-chan work you hard?" Sano asked teasingly.
"DO-NOT-CALL-ME-YA-HI-KO-CHAN!" Yahiko yelled hitting Sano with every word.
"Hey, Kenshin," Sano grinned with a number of painful bumps on his head.
"Hi, Sano," said Kenshin, getting up, "Let me get you a cup."
"Thanks, Kenshin"
As Kenshin walked into the kitchen, he heard an all too familiar voice say "Kaoru, where's Ken-san?"
"Megumi-san! You scared me! I didn't see you walk in!"
Kenshin got another cup and walked back out onto the porch.
"Ken-san," Megumi said and glided to Kenshin to put her arms around his shoulders.
"Megumi-san! You're going to make Kenshin drop the cups!" Kaoru exclaimed angrily.
"Ohohohohoho!" Megumi laughed at the girl who was fuming at her, "Jealous?"
"No!" said Kaoru hotly, blushing, "Why should I be? Kenshin doesn't seem to mind anyway!"
Kaoru got up abruptly and stalked into the practice room.
Kenshin untangled himself from Megumi's arms. He set down the cups and paused for a minute. He could hear Kaoru slice her bokken angrily through the air. Megumi grabbed his hand as he stood up.
"Ken-san, that silly little girl is just losing her temper as usual. Stay here until she's not as mad."
Kenshin smiled and said, "Well, I want to see if she's okay anyway," and walked into the dojo leaving an unhappy Megumi, a laughing Sano, and a concerned Yahiko sitting on the porch.
"I wonder what's up with Kaoru," said Yahiko, "She's been moody lately. She woke me up last night with her yelling and crying and then she was all happy this morning."
"Ah, women are like that Yahiko. They're all weird."
Megumi hit Sano with her fist adding to the already painful bumps on his head.
"You wouldn't even know what it's like to be a woman," she scoffed and then turned and walked across the yard.
"Tell Ken-san and Kaoru that I left to check on a patient and I'll be back with Dr. Gensi later," and with a wave she was gone.
Kenshin stood in the door of the room Kaoru was practicing in. her practice clothes were soaked with sweat but she still moved as if she just got up. Kenshin stood there for a moment, mesmerized. The bokken cutting through the air harshly brought him back to reality.
Kenshin walked up to Kaoru's turned back, staying a few feet back.
"Kaoru-dono, are you okay?"
Kaoru whipped around showing her sweaty face and glistening eyes, she whipped her arm over her eyes quickly.
"Do you need something Kenshin?" she asked, more curt than she would have liked. Kenshin winced at the shortness in her voice but hid his hurt. Kaoru felt bad about being so harsh.
She smiled fakely and said, "Don't worry about me Kenshin, I'm just being stupid."
She cringed mentally about how fake she sounded. She walked to the rack that hung on the practice room wall and put her bokken in the empty spot. She knew Kenshin was still there, she turned around and was shocked by the concern she saw in his amazing violet eyes. There was something else showing through his concern too, but Kaoru couldn't figure out what it was.
Kenshin saw Kaoru looking deep into his eyes.
"What if she sees more than concern in my eyes?" he thought frantically, "What if she realizes that I love her but she doesn't feel the same?"
Kenshin's thoughts raced through his head. Kaoru's face, unseen by a dazed Kenshin, changed from an angry look to a worried one.
"Kenshin," Kaoru said, walking towards him, "Kenshin, what's wrong? Is something bothering you?"
Kenshin's snapped up to find Kaoru's blue eyes not even a foot away. Kenshin saw her flush slightly, but she kept her eyes fixed on his.
Kenshin broke eye contact with her by lowering his eyes and said, "Not at all Kaoru-dono. I thought something was wrong with you but I was mistaken," he looked up and continued, "Well I'll heat up your bath water."
He turned away from her and walked back out onto the porch only to be bombarded with questions by Sano and Yahiko.
"Did she tell you what's up, Kenshin?"
"No, Sano."
"Is she okay now?"
"I suppose so, Yahiko," he said in a dead voice and then stepped off the porch and walked to the bathhouse. He didn't even realize Megumi had left.
He lit the fire under the bath and added some more wood.
"Kuso!" he thought, "Kaoru probably thinks that I don't care about her. But that's not true!"
Kenshin sighed. He felt his chances of telling Kaoru how he felt about her slip away faster than ever.
Tears welled up in Kaoru's eyes as she watched Kenshin walk out of the practice room. She heard the muffled voices of Sano and Yahiko asking Kenshin something. Tears slid down her face and landed on the floor, making a small puddle.
"H-how could I have said such things to him!" Kaoru whispered, horrified.
She covered her face with her hands and let the hot tears fall. She slid down the wall and sat in a heap, sobbing uncontrollably.
Yahiko ran into the practice room with Sano close behind.
"Kaoru!" cried Yahiko, "What happened? Kenshin said that you were okay!"
Hearing Kenshin's name only made Kaoru sob harder.
"Sano," Yahiko said, "I'm going to find Kenshin! You stay with Kaoru!"
Yahiko ran out leaving a perplexed Sano alone.
"Hey, Jo-chan," Sano said, putting his hand on her shoulder, "What happened?"
Kaoru shook her head.
He put his hand under her chin, making her red, puffy eyes meet his.
"Jo-chan," Sano said sternly, "tell me what happened. Was it because of Megumi? You know she only does it to make you angry."
"Its-," Kaoru began shakily, "its not just that."
"Ke-Kenshin," Yahiko panted, "K-Kaoru."
Kenshin stood up quickly.
"What happened Yahiko? Is Kaoru-dono okay?"
"I-I don't know," he gasped, "She's in tears!"
Kenshin and Yahiko ran towards the practice room.
Kaoru gulped and as she opened her mouth to talk, footsteps raced up to the door. Kenshin's frame appeared in the open door and he was panting slightly. His heart twinged. "I'm the reason she's in all this pain," he thought, feeling guilty.
Kaoru got up quickly and pushed past Kenshin. Her tears were still flowing freely as she hurried past him. Kaoru stepped off the porch and ran across the yard, out of the dojo.
Yahiko started to run after her but Kenshin put out his arm to stop him.
"But Kenshin," he started.
"Let her go, Yahiko," Kenshin said quietly.
Yahiko looked at him, confused. His eyes widened at the way Kenshin looked. He was pale and taunt, not moving a muscle. His lips were a tight, straight line and his eyes were quivering.
"But Ken-," Yahiko tried again.
"She needs to be by herself right now, Yahiko," Kenshin said, his voice tight.
"Kenshin's right, Yahiko," Sano said, " She needs to calm down. I still don't know what's the matter, but I know that its not just what Megumi did."
Kenshin's body turned until he was facing Sanosuke.
"What do you mean 'its not just what Megumi did'?"
"Well right before you and Yahiko came in," he said uncomfortably, "she said that what Megumi did wasn't the only thing that made her cry."
"The dream!" Kenshin thought, "How could I have missed that!? I was so happy that she was feeling better that I didn't ask her if she was really okay! And I know she had the dream again after she fell asleep! I could just tell!"
Yahiko stepped back from Kenshin, feeling the air around him become even tenser. Sano reached out and grabbed Yahiko's shoulder, pulling him back.
Sano leaned down and whisper, "Let's leave him alone for a while. We can go to the Akebeko for now. Plus you can see Tsubame."
Yahiko colored but nodded. He and Sano ambled out without Kenshin even noticing, leaving him standing in the practice room alone.
I hope you like chapter 3. I think that you'll like chapter four even more.!!! Gomen that it took so long. I'm sorta grounded and I'm really not supposed to be on the computer for things like this so, yeah, I have to do this very carefully. Plus when I first started to type this, something happened and I had to re-type it. Thank God that I write it down before I type it. My faithful yellow notebook. The poor thing is all beaten up. Abayo! Keito-chan ^_^x
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm going to a little mini series about how I will one day own Kenshin and friends. It's a little skit like thing. Without further ado.
~*curtain rises*~
Keito-chan's Adventures in Japan
As we start our story we see Keito-chan sitting with her two good friends Dai-chan and Gi-chan in a noisy lunchroom eating.
Keito-chan: Guess what you guys?
Both: What?
Keito-chan: I'm going to Japan! Isn't is suge?
Dai-chan: HAI!
Gi-chan (skeptical): Why are you going to Japan? I mean I thought you were going to wait until college? You're only a sophmore in high school.
Keito-chan: (eyes sparkling) Do you two really, really want to know why I'm going?
Both: HAI!!!! Of course we do!
Keito-chan: (Leans in to do an anime friend huddle) ~*whisper whisper*~
Dai-chan: (eyes widened) No WAY! You're not really going to do that are you?
Gi-chan: Yeah Keito-chan! You want it that badly.
Keito-chan: (nods proudly) Hai! I do!
~*curtain closes*~
Find out why Keito-chan is going to Japan in the next exciting episode of. KEITO-CHAN'S ADVENTURES IN JAPAN!!!!!
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own Kenshin and his friends. ~*sob*~ At least not yet! ~*smiles evilly*~ Look at my author's note at the end of the chapter to see.
NOTE: Yeah. I'm a baka! In my last chapter I wrote daisuki dayo desu. But that's not right! Heh. It's either daisuki dayo or daisuki desu. Arigatou Gi-chan for telling me that! ~*bows*~
Chapter 3- Fake Smiles and Hurt Hearts
"Sano!" Yahiko cried and he ran across the yard to meet the tall man who just stepped into the dojo's yard.
"Hi Sanosuke!" said Kaoru.
"Hey, Jo-chan! Yahiko-chan, you look tired! Jo-chan work you hard?" Sano asked teasingly.
"DO-NOT-CALL-ME-YA-HI-KO-CHAN!" Yahiko yelled hitting Sano with every word.
"Hey, Kenshin," Sano grinned with a number of painful bumps on his head.
"Hi, Sano," said Kenshin, getting up, "Let me get you a cup."
"Thanks, Kenshin"
As Kenshin walked into the kitchen, he heard an all too familiar voice say "Kaoru, where's Ken-san?"
"Megumi-san! You scared me! I didn't see you walk in!"
Kenshin got another cup and walked back out onto the porch.
"Ken-san," Megumi said and glided to Kenshin to put her arms around his shoulders.
"Megumi-san! You're going to make Kenshin drop the cups!" Kaoru exclaimed angrily.
"Ohohohohoho!" Megumi laughed at the girl who was fuming at her, "Jealous?"
"No!" said Kaoru hotly, blushing, "Why should I be? Kenshin doesn't seem to mind anyway!"
Kaoru got up abruptly and stalked into the practice room.
Kenshin untangled himself from Megumi's arms. He set down the cups and paused for a minute. He could hear Kaoru slice her bokken angrily through the air. Megumi grabbed his hand as he stood up.
"Ken-san, that silly little girl is just losing her temper as usual. Stay here until she's not as mad."
Kenshin smiled and said, "Well, I want to see if she's okay anyway," and walked into the dojo leaving an unhappy Megumi, a laughing Sano, and a concerned Yahiko sitting on the porch.
"I wonder what's up with Kaoru," said Yahiko, "She's been moody lately. She woke me up last night with her yelling and crying and then she was all happy this morning."
"Ah, women are like that Yahiko. They're all weird."
Megumi hit Sano with her fist adding to the already painful bumps on his head.
"You wouldn't even know what it's like to be a woman," she scoffed and then turned and walked across the yard.
"Tell Ken-san and Kaoru that I left to check on a patient and I'll be back with Dr. Gensi later," and with a wave she was gone.
Kenshin stood in the door of the room Kaoru was practicing in. her practice clothes were soaked with sweat but she still moved as if she just got up. Kenshin stood there for a moment, mesmerized. The bokken cutting through the air harshly brought him back to reality.
Kenshin walked up to Kaoru's turned back, staying a few feet back.
"Kaoru-dono, are you okay?"
Kaoru whipped around showing her sweaty face and glistening eyes, she whipped her arm over her eyes quickly.
"Do you need something Kenshin?" she asked, more curt than she would have liked. Kenshin winced at the shortness in her voice but hid his hurt. Kaoru felt bad about being so harsh.
She smiled fakely and said, "Don't worry about me Kenshin, I'm just being stupid."
She cringed mentally about how fake she sounded. She walked to the rack that hung on the practice room wall and put her bokken in the empty spot. She knew Kenshin was still there, she turned around and was shocked by the concern she saw in his amazing violet eyes. There was something else showing through his concern too, but Kaoru couldn't figure out what it was.
Kenshin saw Kaoru looking deep into his eyes.
"What if she sees more than concern in my eyes?" he thought frantically, "What if she realizes that I love her but she doesn't feel the same?"
Kenshin's thoughts raced through his head. Kaoru's face, unseen by a dazed Kenshin, changed from an angry look to a worried one.
"Kenshin," Kaoru said, walking towards him, "Kenshin, what's wrong? Is something bothering you?"
Kenshin's snapped up to find Kaoru's blue eyes not even a foot away. Kenshin saw her flush slightly, but she kept her eyes fixed on his.
Kenshin broke eye contact with her by lowering his eyes and said, "Not at all Kaoru-dono. I thought something was wrong with you but I was mistaken," he looked up and continued, "Well I'll heat up your bath water."
He turned away from her and walked back out onto the porch only to be bombarded with questions by Sano and Yahiko.
"Did she tell you what's up, Kenshin?"
"No, Sano."
"Is she okay now?"
"I suppose so, Yahiko," he said in a dead voice and then stepped off the porch and walked to the bathhouse. He didn't even realize Megumi had left.
He lit the fire under the bath and added some more wood.
"Kuso!" he thought, "Kaoru probably thinks that I don't care about her. But that's not true!"
Kenshin sighed. He felt his chances of telling Kaoru how he felt about her slip away faster than ever.
Tears welled up in Kaoru's eyes as she watched Kenshin walk out of the practice room. She heard the muffled voices of Sano and Yahiko asking Kenshin something. Tears slid down her face and landed on the floor, making a small puddle.
"H-how could I have said such things to him!" Kaoru whispered, horrified.
She covered her face with her hands and let the hot tears fall. She slid down the wall and sat in a heap, sobbing uncontrollably.
Yahiko ran into the practice room with Sano close behind.
"Kaoru!" cried Yahiko, "What happened? Kenshin said that you were okay!"
Hearing Kenshin's name only made Kaoru sob harder.
"Sano," Yahiko said, "I'm going to find Kenshin! You stay with Kaoru!"
Yahiko ran out leaving a perplexed Sano alone.
"Hey, Jo-chan," Sano said, putting his hand on her shoulder, "What happened?"
Kaoru shook her head.
He put his hand under her chin, making her red, puffy eyes meet his.
"Jo-chan," Sano said sternly, "tell me what happened. Was it because of Megumi? You know she only does it to make you angry."
"Its-," Kaoru began shakily, "its not just that."
"Ke-Kenshin," Yahiko panted, "K-Kaoru."
Kenshin stood up quickly.
"What happened Yahiko? Is Kaoru-dono okay?"
"I-I don't know," he gasped, "She's in tears!"
Kenshin and Yahiko ran towards the practice room.
Kaoru gulped and as she opened her mouth to talk, footsteps raced up to the door. Kenshin's frame appeared in the open door and he was panting slightly. His heart twinged. "I'm the reason she's in all this pain," he thought, feeling guilty.
Kaoru got up quickly and pushed past Kenshin. Her tears were still flowing freely as she hurried past him. Kaoru stepped off the porch and ran across the yard, out of the dojo.
Yahiko started to run after her but Kenshin put out his arm to stop him.
"But Kenshin," he started.
"Let her go, Yahiko," Kenshin said quietly.
Yahiko looked at him, confused. His eyes widened at the way Kenshin looked. He was pale and taunt, not moving a muscle. His lips were a tight, straight line and his eyes were quivering.
"But Ken-," Yahiko tried again.
"She needs to be by herself right now, Yahiko," Kenshin said, his voice tight.
"Kenshin's right, Yahiko," Sano said, " She needs to calm down. I still don't know what's the matter, but I know that its not just what Megumi did."
Kenshin's body turned until he was facing Sanosuke.
"What do you mean 'its not just what Megumi did'?"
"Well right before you and Yahiko came in," he said uncomfortably, "she said that what Megumi did wasn't the only thing that made her cry."
"The dream!" Kenshin thought, "How could I have missed that!? I was so happy that she was feeling better that I didn't ask her if she was really okay! And I know she had the dream again after she fell asleep! I could just tell!"
Yahiko stepped back from Kenshin, feeling the air around him become even tenser. Sano reached out and grabbed Yahiko's shoulder, pulling him back.
Sano leaned down and whisper, "Let's leave him alone for a while. We can go to the Akebeko for now. Plus you can see Tsubame."
Yahiko colored but nodded. He and Sano ambled out without Kenshin even noticing, leaving him standing in the practice room alone.
I hope you like chapter 3. I think that you'll like chapter four even more.!!! Gomen that it took so long. I'm sorta grounded and I'm really not supposed to be on the computer for things like this so, yeah, I have to do this very carefully. Plus when I first started to type this, something happened and I had to re-type it. Thank God that I write it down before I type it. My faithful yellow notebook. The poor thing is all beaten up. Abayo! Keito-chan ^_^x
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm going to a little mini series about how I will one day own Kenshin and friends. It's a little skit like thing. Without further ado.
~*curtain rises*~
Keito-chan's Adventures in Japan
As we start our story we see Keito-chan sitting with her two good friends Dai-chan and Gi-chan in a noisy lunchroom eating.
Keito-chan: Guess what you guys?
Both: What?
Keito-chan: I'm going to Japan! Isn't is suge?
Dai-chan: HAI!
Gi-chan (skeptical): Why are you going to Japan? I mean I thought you were going to wait until college? You're only a sophmore in high school.
Keito-chan: (eyes sparkling) Do you two really, really want to know why I'm going?
Both: HAI!!!! Of course we do!
Keito-chan: (Leans in to do an anime friend huddle) ~*whisper whisper*~
Dai-chan: (eyes widened) No WAY! You're not really going to do that are you?
Gi-chan: Yeah Keito-chan! You want it that badly.
Keito-chan: (nods proudly) Hai! I do!
~*curtain closes*~
Find out why Keito-chan is going to Japan in the next exciting episode of. KEITO-CHAN'S ADVENTURES IN JAPAN!!!!!